Before the weekend, I settled the company's affairs.
Then I asked my assistant to change my flight time, five hours ahead of schedule.
"In this case, President Shen, you have to solve all your work on Friday morning. Your body can't afford it." The assistant asked with concern.
I shook my head slowly. "It doesn't matter. I don't work so hard every day. Besides, how many things do the company need me to manage now?"
It's nothing more than signing for a meeting. It's not a big problem.
After a long time, I put the ID number of the square like the ID card to the assistant, "two economy class, and side by side."
"It's hard to fly economy class. I can't stretch my feet." The assistant was a little surprised, "otherwise business class would be better."
"Economy class, you decide. I'm not a delicate person. When I was a small employee of the company, I used to travel in economy class." I said.
Even when money is tight, you can only take the cheapest green train or hard seat.
After more than 20 hours, both legs were directly swollen. When you press your fingers on them, they fell into a pit and couldn't bounce back for a long time.
Can bear hardships before, why not now?
As requested, the assistant booked two economy class tickets for Fang Ruchi and me.
I sent the flight information to Fang Ruchi and agreed to meet at the security checkpoint.
Fang Ruchi showed that he had read the message, but he didn't reply to me.
It's not hard to guess.
How could he have promised to go to my appointment so readily?
But ten minutes before the gate closed, Fang Ruchi still appeared in front of me.
Compared with seeing him in the hospital two days ago, Fang Ruchi became more gloomy and terrible. His face was iron cyan and his hand-made suit was wrinkled, as if he had been picked up from the garbage.
When the people nearby saw it, they frowned and avoided it one after another, as if Fang Ruchi would be infected with some disease.
I don't mean to dislike it at all.
Grabbed Fang Ruchi's hand and walked directly towards the security checkpoint.
The whole process was completed at one go. When I calmed down and gasped, the two of us had already sat in the economy class seats.
Coincidentally, the seat outside in the row of three was a fat man. He was firmly blocked outside. Fang Ruchi and I couldn't get in at all.
He gently asked him to get up first, and then squeezed in reluctantly.
I leaned against the window, in the middle was Fang Ruchi.
Sandwiched between me and the fat man, Fang Ruchi had almost no room to stretch. The whole person curled up like a small shrimp.
But from beginning to end, Fang Ruchi kept silent.
Until he got off the plane, he always kept the curled position, a very small ball. If his chest was not still slightly undulating, maybe everyone would only think it was a skinned skeleton.
Until he set foot on the land of Nancheng, Fang Ruchi's face had a little more expression.
It's just a sad expression.
"Back to Nancheng, I will think of Ruan Tang." Fang Ruchi said leisurely.
I didn't take over, just took Fang Ruchi and continued to go out.
Returning to Nancheng five hours early means that Huo Tinggui won't appear to pick me up.
Even when he appeared in Beijing, he would get the news of my early departure from the assistant.
Although it's a little immoral, I don't want anyone to know what I do.
It's a little secret between Fang Ruchi and me.
Pulling Fang Ruchi into a taxi, we went directly to the big stall near the village in the city.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the big stalls haven't opened at all. In the evening, there are tables, chairs and benches everywhere. Now they are all stacked together.
When the boss saw me, he just waved, "I haven't started business yet. Come back later."
"Eat some barbecue and go. It's 50 yuan a string. Isn't it open?" I photographed a wad of money on the table and murmured.
Looking at the stack of money, the boss immediately made a 180 degree turn with his cold attitude and smilingly moved the stool for me. "It's business, but we need to wait a minute. Our barbecue is burning charcoal. Now we have to burn it now."
"Don't worry, let's order first." I said.
Sitting on the stool, I handed the greasy menu to Fang Ruchi, "what do you want to eat?"
Without looking at it, Fang Ruchi pushed the menu back, "I have no appetite, Shen An. Just say what you have to say. I'm very tired and want to have a rest."
"People are iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat a meal, you're hungry." I looked serious. "Since you don't know what to eat, I'll make a decision for you."
I ordered all meat.
Fang Ruchi is too thin now. He must eat more to get fat back.
In the face of my own opinion, Fang Ruchi opened his mouth. He didn't say anything and sat silently waiting.
When the kebabs came up, I handed them to Fang Ruchi. "Try them. The kebabs in this house taste very good."
Fang Ruchi looked at me unexpectedly, "will you come to eat these things?"
Perhaps in his eyes, I am the real daughter of the Gan family and the young grandmother of the Huo family. It is unreasonable to condescend to such a place for barbecue.
I raised my hand, bit off the abnormal spicy chicken wings on the iron tag, grabbed both ends with my fingers, twisted them gently, and pulled out the bones directly.
The rest of the chicken was chewed and swallowed.
Then he answered Fang Ruchi's question, "Ruan Tang brought me here. This is where she used to work."
As soon as my voice fell, Fang Ruchi's hand suddenly stopped, and a faint sadness filled my body.
I raised my hand and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't be so depressed. I'm looking for you today. I don't want to poke your heart. Here, look at this."
Along the direction of my fingers, Fang Ruchi looked at the innermost wall of the stall.
On the greasy wall, there is a display board of the best employee.
Ruan Tang's photo is hanging on it. It's a long row. It's all her. There are all kinds of shapes. The only constant is the smile on her face.
It was a sunflower blooming in the abyss. Even though I knew that I might not touch the sun in my life, I still looked up and looked at the distant light.
"When Ruan Tang lived in a village in the city, she had no money and no future, but she never gave up. Fang Ruchi, you shouldn't give up your own life so easily." I said in a deep voice, "live with Ruan Tang's share."
Fang Ruchi was silent for a long time.
He stepped forward and looked carefully at the photos on the wall.
The boss also came up and said in a particularly proud tone, "this little girl is cute. She used to be the treasure of the town store in our stall. She sells wine very well and doesn't suffer any loss. She won't delay her work in case of anything!"